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THE ABRIDGED COMPENDIUM ON THE SCIENCES OF THE QUR'AN (Ulūm al-Qur'ān) A Simple Bilingual Textbook for Beginners - Arabic & English Sheikh Mohamed Essam Al-Azhari ⸻ Do you want to understand how the Qur'an was revealed, how it was compiled, why its readings vary, and how to answer the doubts raised against it - but don't know where to begin? This book makes the path clear and simple. ⸻ WHY THIS BOOK IS SPECIAL Its content rests on the relied-upon references (muʿtamad) of this science - from al-Zarkashī's al-Burhān to al-Suyūṭī's al-Itqān, the cornerstone work for researchers in this field. This is time-tested knowledge that has endured for centuries, not a newly invented, untested text. It is made for teaching, not just reading - structured to be studied and taught, with comprehension questions and a bilingual glossary of key terms after each chapter. It is written in easy Arabic and easy English, side by side, solving the difficulties beginners face with dense classical texts - opening the door to both the Arabic and non-Arabic speaker alike. It is a key to the whole library: its foundation opens the door to everything written in this field - classical and modern alike. And it is part of a complete series covering all the Islamic sciences - not just one or two fields. All contents accepted by the scholars of the Sciences of the Qur'an. ⸻ THE TWENTY CHAPTERS The Meaning of Ulūm al-Qur'ān - The History of Qur'anic Sciences - The Revelation of the Qur'an - The First and Last Portions Revealed - Occasions of Revelation - The Revelation in Seven Modes (Aḥruf) - Makkan and Madinan Revelations - The Compilation of the Qur'an - Writing and Compilation in the Era of the Caliphs - Refuting Doubts About the Compilation - The Arrangement of Verses and Surahs - The Script of the Mushaf - The Qur'anic Readings and the Reciters - Integrity of the Companions - Defending the Book and Sunnah - Tafsīr and the Mufassirūn - Translating the Qur'an and Its Ruling - Abrogation (Naskh) in the Qur'an - The Clear and Ambiguous Verses - The Style of the Noble Qur'an - The Inimitability of the Qur'an (Iʿjāz) ⸻ Whether you are a student, a teacher, a new Muslim, or simply beginning the journey into the sciences of God's Book, this book is a gentle, trustworthy first step toward understanding the Qur'an. ""To understand the Qur'an is to understand the foundation of this Ummah's revival. Before you act by it, you must understand it - and to understand it, you must first know its sciences. Let this be the door you enter through.""

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